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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Wildlife Response Efforts

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Wildlife Response Efforts. Heidi Stout, VMD Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc www.tristatebird.org. Off-shore rig explosion 20 April 10 Largest oil spill response in hx of USA Unique incident Release Geographic extent Countermeasures. Incident Background.

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Wildlife Response Efforts

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  1. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Wildlife Response Efforts Heidi Stout, VMD Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc www.tristatebird.org

  2. Off-shore rig explosion 20 April 10 Largest oil spill response in hx of USA Unique incident Release Geographic extent Countermeasures Incident Background

  3. Geographic Extent of Operations Offshore Nearshore Bays/Beaches/Marshes Well site Bays/Beaches/Marshes: Inshore waters Nearshore zone: Base Line – 3nm Offshore zone: 3nm – within 5nm of source Well site: 5nm circle around source USCG 3

  4. The Daily Green

  5. Gulf-wide Wildlife Response • Multiple states, multiple command posts • Species, trustee agencies • Planning, operations • State / local resources • Media • Communication

  6. Overall Organizational Chart POTUS Secretary DHS National Incident Command NCP - Federal Washington, DC National Response Team NCP - 15 Federal Agencies Unified Area Command Federal On Scene Coordinator Federal, State & RP New Orleans, LA Regional Response Team Federal and State by Region Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Mobile, AL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local , RP Houma, LA Unified Incident Command Source Control Fed & RP Houston, TX Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Miami, FL Area Command Staging AreasLA & AL Unified Incident Command Fed, State, Local, RP Galveston, TX USCG 6

  7. Resources at Risk • The habitats potentially impacted include more than 8,332 wildlife species • > 1,200 fish • > 200 birds • 1,400 mollusks • 1,500 crustaceans • 4 sea turtles • 29 marine mammals Source: FL FWC

  8. Countermeasures

  9. Countermeasures

  10. Countermeasures

  11. Rookeries

  12. Rookeries

  13. Field Ops

  14. Four Oiled Wildlife Centers

  15. Facilities • Management • Evidence • Protocols • Co-located activities • Best Practices • Minimum Standards

  16. Hammond, LA

  17. Paraprofessional Program • Community • Sources • Training • Safety • Compassion fatigue

  18. Donations • Community • Global • Decline • Redirect • THANK

  19. Media • Wildlife high profile • JICs • Messages • Transparency • Sensitivity to wildlife

  20. Baby Pelicans and NOGA’s

  21. Moving Forward Photos by: TSBR, IBRRC, BP, FWC, LDWF, Getty Images, CNN, TIME, AP, Reuters

  22. Hammond, LA

  23. Sea Turtle Nests

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